BARNES HOMES YORKSHIRE LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £91.7k | £68.3k |
| Current assets | £380.8k | £1.28M |
| Cash | £1.0k | £16.1k |
| Debtors | £14.5k | £4.2k |
| Net assets | £91.7k | £68.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-07-13✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-05-01➕DOLMAN, Joyce appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-01➕BARNES, Carl Nicholas appointeddirector
- 1999-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BARNES HOMES YORKSHIRE LIMITED
- 1999-04-30➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-04-30➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-04-30➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-04-30➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Carl Nicholas Barnes Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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